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; he was up against Masaka's 
. With the Japanese contingent in the gallery on their feet shouting, "Hold!" (we assume, since we don't speak Japanese), the board ran out 
. Masaka's kings did indeed hold, allowing him to climb to 34,500 in chips.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
to his 
, but the tables were turned after the flop came 
. Kim had been seated for the flop, but once it was on the board she stood up.
. "Ace, five!" she asked. No luck as the river was two-across but was the 
. Kim has been eliminated in 10th place, earning $6,010, and we have hit a pause as play is consolidated for the final table.
and the action checked to Kang who fired 15,000. Horvath called and Schreiber got out of the way. and both players checked. The river brought the 
and again both players checked it down. Horvath flipped 
for the best hand against Kang's 
.
, Sam Faqiryar put out a bet of 4,500 from the small blind. Fam Yat made the call in the big blind.
and Faqiryar fired out another bullet worth 8,500. Yat thought for a moment and made the call. and Faqiryar decided to release for the third time for 13,000. Yat again deliberated before making the call.
for just a pair of tens but it was good as Yat mucked his hand. Faqiryar climbs up to 170,000 and seems have the radar working today, as Yat falls to 75,000.
and surprisingly was ahead of Masaki's 
. But Masaki hit a four on the 
flop, and although the provided some drama, Masaki was in the clear when the 
hit the river. He's still very short, but now has 20,000 chips to work with.
after Shiono bet 20,000.
